1902 Dartmouth football team

American college football season

1902 Dartmouth football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2–1
Head coach|

* Walter McCornack (2nd season)

Captain| Victor M. Place
Home stadium| Alumni Oval

Seasons

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1902 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Ursinus |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Frankin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Springfield Training School |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
Western U. of Penn. |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 1
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Pittsburgh College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0

The 1902 Dartmouth football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Walter McCornack, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 39. Victor M. Place was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Alumni Oval in Hanover, New Hampshire.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 4| Vermont|

* Alumni Oval
* Hanover, NH

| W 11–0| | [3]
October 8| Massachusetts|

* Alumni Oval
* Hanover, NH

| T 0–0| |
October 11| Tufts|

* Alumni Oval
* Hanover, NH

| W 29–0| |
October 15| at Williams|

* Weston Field
* Williamstown, MA

| W 18–0| |
October 25| Amherst|

* Pratt Field
* Amherst, MA

| L 6–12| |
November 1| at Wesleyan|

* Andrus Field
* Middletown, CT

| W 12–5| |
November 8| Springfield Training School|

* Alumni Oval
* Hanover, NH

| W 11–0| | [4]
November 22| at Harvard|

* Soldiers' Field
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 6–16| 10,000| [5]
November 29| vs. Brown|

* Varick Park
* Manchester, NH

| W 12–6| |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dartmouth Football 1880-1939". Dartmouth College. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. ^ "1902 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. ^ "Dartmouth 11, U. of Vt. 0". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1902. Retrieved June 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Victory For Dartmouth". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. November 10, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Dartmouth Scares Harvard". The Boston Globe. November 16, 1902. pp. 1, 5 - via NewspaperARCHIVE.

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